Four enemy fighters died in the engagement, and coalition forces seized a cache of small arms.

Also on Oct. 17, Task Force Liberty soldiers on a combat patrol in Bayji detained the driver of a suspicious vehicle.

Soldiers encountered the vehicle around 6:50 p.m. near a coalition forces base. They asked the driver to open his trunk and unlock his cell phone keypad. The individual, who had a Syrian visa on his passport, refused.

An explosives ordnance disposal team blew open the trunk, which caused several secondary explosions. The ordnance team discovered the remnants of an anti-personnel mine in the trunk.

The detainee is being questioned at a coalition forces base, officials said.